donderdag 10 mei 2012

Test case of a collaboration between me,
Martyn en the people of Collider. Done with an immersive 360 degrees
projection installation consisting of 4 beamers and a mirror ball linked
to an 8.1 PA surround soundsystem. I plugged in my drawing tablet to do
realtime 360 degrees Horror Vacui visuals while Martyn did his liveset
simultaneously...On my screen I had a grid that was linked to various
mapped locations in the room (walls, ceiling, floor) so it was possible
to draw the whole space, from left to right, top to bottom. It was a
very special experience.

donderdag 8 maart 2012

Martyn and Erosie will combine forces with Collider on March 15th at the Technical University of Eindhoven.
Collider is an entirely new audio-visual experience that surrounds
the audience with a new dimension: surround music and synchronised
surround visuals. Collider artists perform together with innovative
musicians and visual artists. Collider uses a self-developed unique
installation consisting of an 8.1 PA system (speakers from 8 directions)
that delivers the sound, and an array of 4 to 16 beamers that project
the full surround visuals. Each layer of the sound and visuals come from
different directions and move independently. With the use of a self
developed instrument, spatial effects are added to each sound layer, and
projections fill the entire room.

International electronic musician Martyn started his 3024
record label in 2007 with his close friend from Eindhoven, Erosie, the
revered artist who blends images and visual styles in the same
unorthodox way that Maryn combines sounds. Erosie and Martyn have been
working together since 2002, with their respective careers
unintentionally mirroring one another along the way. Martyn’s sophomore
album, ‘Ghost People’
(released on Brainfeeder in October 2011) was a music/art collaboration
between the two artists: the artwork for ‘Ghost People’ is the 9th
mural from Erosie’s ‘Horror Vacui’ series, painted 18m high in Poland.
In an hour-long music and visual installation, on March 15th Martyn
and Erosie will show a different side of their work. The artists will
control the 8.1 surround sound environment and 3D projected visuals in
the most affective manner. The musician and visual artist will work
closely together: the projected visuals react to the music live, in real
time.
Martyn will perform an exclusive live alternative set based on the
artwork for ‘Ghost People.’ Vastly different from the beat-filled
energetic live sets Martyn’s been performing across Europe the last few
months, this set will be a sound collage inspired by the city within
which it’s performed, and filled with music that references the
electronic revolution in the city of Eindhoven. Erosie, meanwhile, will
interact with him, drawing live and projecting these drawings around the
room; a real-time interaction, improvisation and collaboration. In a
way, it will be a digital version of Martyn and Erosie’s ‘Ghost People’ launch in London in September 2011.

Classic documentary from 1996 on Dutch TV about drum 'n bass ( a stupid phrase ; ) with Squarepusher, Photek and Source Direct...loved seeing this back then, bumped into it on youtube...ahh. Beautiful.

donderdag 26 januari 2012

Tomorrow is the official start of the SEE A SOUND project done by Mashville and Fremdtunes...it is based on the link bewteen music and visual art, and the various audible and visual connections between the two will be figured out by a combination of a musician/producer and a visual artist: